Legislative Podcast

CJAC President John H. Sullivan talks with Chris Reed on San Diego’s KOGO about how trial lawyers killed a bill that would have expanded use of automated external defibrillators, potentially putting victims of cardiac arrest at risk. You can read…

#6 Senate Bill 1117 - 04/20/10

Kim Stone testified in support of Senate Bill 1117 (Walters) in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 20, 2010. The CJAC-sponsored bill would change California’s law regarding pre- and post-judgment interest rates. Currently the law is a statutory…

Kim Stone testified in opposition to Assembly Bill 335 (Fuentes) in front of the Assembly Judiciary Committee on April 28, 2009. The bill will unnecessarily prevent California’s employers from using forum selection and choice of law clauses in their employment…

Kim Stone testified in opposition to Assembly Bill 335 (Fuentes) in front of the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee on April 1, 2009. The bill will unnecessarily prevent California’s employers from using forum selection and choice of law clauses in…

Kim Stone testified on March 31, 2009, on CJAC-sponsored Assembly Bill 298 in front of the Assembly Judiciary Committee. The bill allows defendants an equal opportunity to appeal a judge’s important decision to formally “certify” a class of plaintiffs and…

#2 - E-Discovery - 01/14/09

Kim Stone talks about Assembly Bill 2, which would bring California law regarding discovery into the 21st century by addressing issues related to discovery of electronically stored information, commonly called “e-discovery.”…

#1 - Arbitration - 08/25/08

Kim Stone discusses arbitration; a fair, speedy, and efficient method of resolving disputes….